Oil pans

[lostmypicks]

Ok so as I said in my last thread I almost have my built motor alltogether and the man that has done all of the machine work and what not told me that I should really get a bigger oil pan. What do you guys think I can't really find anything that said I did but I don't know.
Thanks

[sganc4life_4]

I dont see why, Im picking up an engine tomorrow similar to yours and theres a brand new stock oil pan on it. That and Ive never read nor seen any sort of talk about it over the past few years.

[Blackcrow64]

Pretty much everyone I know with a built motor is running the stock oil pans... He didn't say why you should run a larger one?

[lostmypicks]

He thinks that I am going to need more oil. What with a bigger turbo and etc.. I guess what I should have asked is if when running a built motor do you need more oil, but from the sounds of it o don't think I do which is nice cause the only pans I can find are moroso and the are up in the $500 range. Lol would rather through that on dsmlink.


Hay I have another question insted of opening a new thread. I was runing a big 16g on the car before and I was wondering if I could run that on the new motor with the factory tune to break in the motor and save up alittle more money.
Thanks again

[david-b]

You won't need more oil. Doesn't make sense. I mean, technically depending on how long all your oil lines are, if you have a larger oil cooler, etc, then ya you will need more oil, but not a bigger pan. The Moroso pans are good for AutoX and and any road course racing since they have the baffles and windage trays so the oil doesn't slosh around and end up not going where it's supposed to. In short, stock is fine.

You sure can use the 16g as a break-in turbo. A lot of people will actually use smaller/older turbos when breaking in a motor since usually there will be small metal flakes/particles floating around in the oil the fist 1000 miles or so. Although it's rare, should some of that metal get built up and large enough to do damage, it'll take out the turbo long before anything else. Better to have a cheaper turbo die that a gt42r or something beastly and expensive. That's why you have to change your oil so often when breaking in a new motor.

[Blackcrow64]

Yeah I'm with Dave. I only see the oil being an issue if your running excessively long turbo oil feed lines which you won't be... The 16g will be perfect for the break in period.

[lostmypicks]

Thanks guys that is just what I was looking for. I too though that it was not needed but I just wanted to see what you guys thought. I will just use the 16g and the stock map and save more money. Thanks again Guys